Complete document for all three sessions of Eastern Hemisphere. This is a large file and should be downloaded (right-click on link) and viewed in Adobe Reader.
Session 2: Exploring the Patterns of Trade Along the Silk Roads
The physical environment influences human activities. The silk roads connected Europe with China and other areas of East Asia by overland routes. As demonstrated in the Session 1 learning activity, name of activity, deserts and mountains posed obstacles for the travelers and merchants. In this instructional activity students examine physical maps of the area and determine which routes would best avoid the obstacles. They then compare the routes they have chosen with the overland and maritime routes of the time period.
Key Questions:
- How did physical geography influence the trade routes followed by the silk roads?
- Why did Europeans trade with China?
- What are the costs and benefits of cultural interaction?
Note: The following files contain layered pdfs. In order to manipulate map layers, each file must be downloaded to your computer.
Lesson
Lesson with attachments This is a large file and should be downloaded (right-click on link) and read in Adobe Reader.
Attachments
- Attachment A: Outline map of the Eastern Hemisphere
- Attachment F: Topographic Map of Asia (Display) online available at http://arcg.is/1Tdsz78
- Attachment G: Mountains and Dry Areas of the Eastern Hemisphere
- Attachment H: Cities of the Silk Roads
- Attachment I: Spread of Buddhism
- Attachment J: Exploring the Silk Road via ArcGIS Online
- Silk Roads, an online map available at http://arcg.is/1RusIW3
Using Layered Portable Document Files (pdfs)
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